I'm sure I'll get ripped for this, but I traded Vlad away in a keeper league this off season

his SB % has never been good.....he's only been "allowed" to run wild because the Expos were never in the hunt.

So with a new park, a new league and much lower total in SB's along with the lingering back questions, I feel he's a much bigger risk than a lot of other top-5 picks.....after the big trade, I would definately take Soriano in front of him

He will get way more RBI opportunities this season and I bet he will top 40 homeruns. Even if he is no longer a top sb threat (which is probably a decent tradeoff for a healthy Vlad), he will be a top 5 OF.

How many more years does a guy of his stature usually get the green light on a regular basis anyway? His yearly value might be in for a slight dip, but his keeper value should not take any kind of hit.

my thinking is, if the SB's dry up (see Sosa, Sammy)...Vlad starts to look a lot like Manny Ramirez....good average, HR, RBI.....but now an injury risk hanging over him and playing in that cavern in Anaheim for the first time, in a new league no less.....he presented a lot of risk to me

Brendo wrote:my thinking is, if the SB's dry up (see Sosa, Sammy)...Vlad starts to look a lot like Manny Ramirez....good average, HR, RBI.....but now an injury risk hanging over him and playing in that cavern in Anaheim for the first time, in a new league no less.....he presented a lot of risk to me